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Roskam seeks better tax credits as incentive to hire veterans

05/14/2008
U.S. Rep. Peter Roskam, who represents Illinois’ 6th Congressional District west of Chicago, is spearheading efforts to make it easier for employers to get tax credits for hiring veterans of the war in Iraq …

The pitfalls of providing references

05/13/2008
Q. Why is it that so many companies refuse to give references for former employees? …

Workers’ lawsuit says hotel owners enslaved them

05/13/2008
Four Filipino immigrants have filed a federal lawsuit accusing a pair of Oacoma, S.D., hotel owners of subjecting them to conditions of slavery, forced labor, trafficking in persons and peonage—essentially indentured servitude …

Background checks don’t protect anyone if they’re ignored

05/12/2008
With four—that’s right, four—teachers charged with sexual misconduct in the Hillsborough School District this school year, residents and board members are questioning the district’s screening and hiring procedures …

‘Freelance’ job turns out to be a real killer

05/09/2008
Murder-for-hire isn’t your usual freelance fare, but three California residents who answered a generic ad for “freelance” work were asked to do just that …

Cops: Disgruntled cross-Dresser rams lingerie store

05/09/2008
Police say a cross-dresser who was denied a job at Intimate Ideas lingerie store expressed his anger by allegedly ramming the storefront with his Geo Tracker …

Staffing company owes $3 million to guest workers

05/07/2008
 The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has directed Advanced Professional Marketing Inc. (APMI), a medical staffing company based in New York City, to pay almost $3 million in back wages to more than 150 H-1B guest workers …

Background checks, employee investigations and the FCRA

05/06/2008
Employers that use third parties (referred to in the law as credit reporting agencies, or CRAs) to perform background checks and investigations need to be aware of the requirements of the federal Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) …

Congress OKs New Genetic Bias Law—What’s it Mean for HR?

05/06/2008
Congress just passed the nation’s first federal law prohibiting employers and insurance companies from discriminating against individuals on the basis of genetic information, a protection critics have called “a remedy in search of a problem.” Find out what the Genetic Information Non-Discrimination Act prohibits, and why some believe it could cause trouble for employers.

Get legal advice when hiring workers with noncompetes

05/05/2008
When hiring new employees, be aware that they may have signed noncompetes or other employment agreements with their previous employers. Ask if they have. If they did, ask for a copy. Then have your attorney review the terms before you make an offer. Here’s why …